The NCAA has banned six players, at least five players from two schools for open-faced match-fixing.
Three players from New Orleans and two from Mississippi Valley State have been banned for throwing games. The New Orleans players allegedly threw or attempted to throw no less than SEVEN contests, while the NCAA has found the Mississippi Valley State players openly offered money to throw one game and at least one discussing throwing a second.
And again, what I say often has to apply here: It is completely legal for the NCAA and the conferences and the like to fix games. It is a Federal crime to do what has been found here.
A sixth player, from Arizona State, was found to have simply shared inside information.
Another side effect of the rise of gambling and of college sports going professional: If the players aren't paid enough to keep the games honest, they won't.
Source: ESPN.
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